Thallium redistribution does not predict perioperative cardiac complications following vascular surgery
- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center (USA)
Utility of preoperative stress thallium scintigraphy (STS) was determined in 59 patients, thought to be at increased risk, prior to major vascular surgery from July 1987 to February 1990. Forty-seven had oral dipyridamole and 12 underwent exercise STS. Thallium redistribution (TR) was present in 61% (n = 36); fixed defects were present in 59% (n = 35); and some combination of defects was present in 76% (n = 45). Perioperative cardiac complications (CC = congestive heart failure (n = 3), ventricular arrhythmia (n = 2), and MI (n = 1)) were present in 8.5% (6 CC in 5 patients). Incidence of CC was 8.3% (3/36) in those with TR, and 8.7% (2/23) without TR (relative risk = 0.95). Perioperative MI was present in 2.8% (1/36) with TR vs. 0% (0/23) without. Though mortality was 3.4%, no perioperative deaths were from cardiac disease. Utility of STS is not clearly established for prediction of perioperative cardiac risk after major vascular surgery.
- OSTI ID:
- 5461982
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association; (United States), Vol. 89:6; ISSN 0023-0294
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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